Mauricio Pochettino responds to Chelsea interest in Jordan Henderson
Mauricio Pochettino gave little away when quizzed on Chelsea's potential interest in Saudi Pro League midfielder Jordan Henderson after his side's 4-0 FA Cup win over Preston on Saturday. The England international prompted controversy when he left Liverpool for the Middle East during the summer and is said to be unhappy with life at new club Al Ettifaq, struggling with low crowd attendances and the stifling heat. The 33-year-old, who has retained his spot in Gareth Southgate's Three Lions squad despite the move to Saudi Arabia, is 'desperate' to play Premier League Football again but any potential interest from Chelsea was kept under wraps by manager Pochettino. Henderson's Al Ettifaq have struggled in the Saudi Pro League / Yasser Bakhsh/GettyImages He said: "We didn't talk about names. At the moment, we are not talking about players. "I saw Behdad [Eghbali], with Paul [Winstanley] and Laurence [Stewart]. I think we are going to have a chat to...